Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: fred w mayers
Affiliation: retired

May 6, 2009

the uptick rule on short selling MUST BE PUT BACK. We have LOST hundreds of thousands of Dollars because YOU, the, SEC screw up so bad, changing this important rule. my retirement income and assets have been shattered.

Do the right thing and FIX this loophole on short selling NOW.